The Veterans of Hope Blog

About the Sermon — “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” The “Beyond Vietnam” sermon was drafted by historian and activist Vincent Gordon Harding.  Vincent Harding and his first wife, Rosemarie, were friends and colleagues of Ma...

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Aishah Shahidah Simmons is coming to Denver, March 26 and 27 as the Rachel Noel Visiting Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver! Aishah is an award-winning Black feminist lesbian documentary filmmaker, activist, cultural worker and writer. H...

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Dear Folks, The Veterans of Hope Project really needs your support! PLEASE CONSIDER A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TO THE ORGANIZATION. In 2016 we developed a new website www.veteransofhope.org with a wealth of resources about the links between spirituality and so...

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Check out this 10 minute audio interview with astrophysicist Duane Hamacher discussing the extraordinary knowledge that Indigenous peoples in Australia and the Torres Strait Islands have about the universe and the galaxies.   “Western science as fa...

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During WWII, the US government developed concentration camps in several western states in which they imprisoned thousands of Americans of Japanese descent.  Photographer, Dorothea Lange (famous for her work on depression-era rural whites and migrant fam...

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  Eight days out from the recent presidential election, many folks are feeling the need for encouragement, even guidance from some of the elders of our country’s movements for social justice. There are a number of wonderful video interviews on ...

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In the aftermath of the presidential election last week, the radio show On Being is re-broadcasting an interview with Vincent Harding from a few years ago.  The title of the program, “Is America Possible?” comes from a long essay by Vincent f...

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Very good article and videos featuring Native women activists who are using indigenous traditions of history, strength, organizing and ceremony to fight on behalf of water and land for everybody. Click here to see the videos and read the article.

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  October 27-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Veterans of Hope Project participated in three tremendously rich and full days in honor of the Water Mothers [Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio].  The events included a film screening and vibrant pan...

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This resistance is bigger and more organized than any protests Native people have undertaken in many many years — thousands of supporters, including people from tribes all over North, South and Central America, have set up camp in Cannon Ball, North ...

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